GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |